January 28, 1986 the shuttle exploded ... this is a piece from the book on January 23: When I was first living in Hawai’i, many years ago, I woke up to a 4:00 AM phone call — “The volcano is fountaining! Get up here now!” My friend, Michael, lived in Volcano National Park and had promised to call the next time the volcano went off. I dragged myself out of bed and drove up the hill. We stood in a small park about 5 miles away from the vent and we could see it perfectly against the dark sky. The lava was fountaining 900 feet in the air. I was so awestruck. I was witnessing the birth of new land. We watched for quite a while as the sun rose and when the fountain died down, Michael invited me and some of the other spectators to his home for coffee. I started to walk away, then turned and looked back to see one more burst of molten lava shoot into the sky. It was like it fountained just for me. Wow! At the house, one of the visitors noticed the new big satellite dish in the back yard and asked about it. Michael handed him the controls and turned on the TV. Every station had the space shuttle explosion. Hardly anyone touched their coffee. We sat there stunned, watching as the stations showed the picture of the explosion over and over again. My mind was reeling. I had gone from an ecstatic delight in watching birth to a deep sadness watching the news. I thought about how temporary life is, how it burns brightly one second and can be over the next. This memory made me even more conscious of how important it is to Love. I remember Joseph Campbell saying that our lives are like the blink of Brahmas eye. We only have a short time to express and experience the Love we are here to be. Dont deny yourself the pleasure of Love in any of Its forms – mentally, emotionally, spiritually. Whether it be a smile for a stranger, moments spent in prayer and meditation, a bit of communion with nature or pets, or a deep intimate experience with a loved one — go for it! AFFIRMATIVE PRAYER Love is the Source and substance of all that is. It is the invisible Divine Essence that becomes form through our thoughts and feelings. It is the All there Is. I now declare I am ready and willing to be a Love Generator. I choose to be in the Presence of Divine Love as I move through my life, and I share this Love with joy. As I share It, It comes back to me, pressed down and running over. Love is what I am here for. Love is who I am. As I Love, I experience joy, and great good comes into my life and the lives of those I love. How grateful I am to know this, to feel this. I release these words into Spiritual Law, knowing they are my Truth and so it is.
Posted on: Wed, 29 Jan 2014 06:09:01 +0000
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